Dying Young (1991)
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Directors
Joel Schumacher
Cast
Campbell Scott, Julia Roberts, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst, David Selby, Ellen Burstyn
The story
Hilary O'Neil is a beautiful, outgoing yet cautious young woman with little luck in work or love. Having recently parted ways with her boyfriend when she caught him cheating, Hilary lives with her eccentric mother. One day, Hilary answers an ad in a newspaper for a beautiful, young nurse only to find herself being escorted out before the interview starts.
Genres
Destiny, Melodrama, Romance Film, drama film, melodrama, romance film
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